Museums in Raleigh–Durham & the Triangle

Museum of Life and Science

Durham

Children Ages 2 and Under Free

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Chapel Hill

Friday 2:30–6:00 pm, Saturday 10:00 am–6:00 pm, Sunday 1:00–6:00 pm

The Makery at Boxyard RTP

Durham

Tuesday–Saturday: 11:00 AM–2:00 PM and 3:00 PM–7:00 PM

The Mebane Train Display

Mebane

Daily 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

The Nest

Chapel Hill

Tuesday–Friday 8:30 AM–10:30 AM and 11 AM–1 PM; Saturday 8:30 AM–10:30 AM and 11 AM–1 PM

Ackland Art Museum

Chapel Hill

Wed-Sat: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun: 1 to 5 p.m., Mon-Tue: Closed, Second Friday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Artmosphere Community Arts Center

Clayton

Tues 1pm–5:30pm, Wed 11am–5:30pm, Thurs–Sat 11am–5pm, Closed Sundays & Mondays

Carolina Basketball Museum

Chapel Hill

Monday–Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday closed

City of Raleigh Museum

Raleigh

Sunday 1pm-4pm, Tuesday-Saturday 9am-4pm, First Fridays 6pm-9pm, Closed Mondays

Clayton Ghost Walks

Clayton

Garner History Museum at the Depot

Garner

Wednesday 2-4pm, Saturday 2-4pm

Horace Williams House

Chapel Hill

Joel Lane Museum House

Raleigh

Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday tours at 10am, 11am, 12pm, and 1pm; Saturday tours at 1pm, 2pm, & 3pm

Museum of Durham History

Durham

Tuesday-Saturday: 10am-5pm, Sunday: 12pm-5pm

Nature Research Center

Raleigh

North Carolina Museum of Art

Raleigh

Galleries, Wednesday – Sunday, 10 am–5 pm

Raleigh Fire Museum

Raleigh

Second Saturday of each month from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Spring Hope Historical Museum

Spring Hope

The Museums of Fuquay-Varina

Fuquay-Varina

Mon 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Wed 1-4 p.m.

Wake Forest Historical Museum

Wake Forest

Wendell Museum

Wendell

Wednesday / Saturday / Sunday 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.